I start archery tommorrow..... any tips on aiming and drawback?

Question

Hey I have done a little archery before, Found it easy, anyway I start tommorrow and need some tips. Thanks!

Answer 1

Do you know what sort of archery classes they are?

Field are target archery are both rather different.

Technique-wise they don't have a huge amount in common. Though field archery is easier. Make put your arrows in the right round, and keep your arm straight.

Personally I hate target archery. When it gets anymore complicated than totally basic, especially with compound bows and such. But thats the main sort used in olympic competions and things. I'm also not one for using sights. And I just got yelled at in target archery =/

If you're new, they should explain everything to you anyway. Assume you don't have your own bow and everything?

Just make sure you pay attention to anything they explain. And wear a bracer/arm guard. Bow strings hurt...

Answer 2

    The straight arm should be pressing forward towards the target as you come up to full draw: the term often used is “feeling for the target”. This pressure should be maintained throughout the shot, including the time just after the shot. The pressure needed is not huge, but pressure is needed. Pressing towards the target keeps your arm straight and makes sure that the bow does not deviate from the correct line in the moments after you release the string. It is absolutely vital that there is both a push and a pull involved in the shot, otherwise consistency is near impossible. Think of the arm as a single unit, and push with all of it rather than just with the hand or the wrist: imagine it as a solid piece of wood if that helps. You can practice this by putting your palm flat on a wall, keeping the arm straight, and pushing with different parts of the arm: try to push with the whole thing, and remember how it feels.



                So in summary:

1.        Don’t grip the bow with your fingers. Let it rest in your hand.

2.        Use the 45 degree angled grip with the fingers off the bow.

3.        Keep the arm straight without a bend in the elbow.

4.        Keep the elbow pointing sideways, not down. Don’t let it stick out into the path of the string.

5.        Push forward with the bow arm towards the target. Imagine the arm as a single unit and push with all of it.

Answer 3

Go to this webpage:

http://sagittarius.student.utwente.nl/ar...

and practice what it teaches. Then listen to your coach (or coaches, if you have more than one - but you should have only one). These ten basic steps are just that: ***basic***. The two most important things to learn in archery are proper anchor and consistency.

Anchor, because without a solid, proper anchor, everything else is for nothing. Consistency, because without it you will never be good enough to earn a living with archery. If you doubt this at all, just watch the Olympic Gold-medalists...then watch the ones who never manage to pass the local levels of competition.

Answer 4

hit backwards ;)

Answer 5

first you have to concentrate .always....meaning ,when  you  pull  that  string  and  look  at  the  site  to  the  target, you  just  don't  release  right  away,make sure (always ) to  have  that  bullseye  in  your  site  more  than  at  least   5 seconds  before  you  release  your  arrow.

   Always,always  take  your  time (discipline) it  is  the  KEY,

    specially  for  competition................................

Answer 6

If you see a hot chick, just wing her, if you fatally wound her you wont be able to save her by rushing her to a hospital.

Answer 7

You should know what you are doing before you shoot. Either for target shooting or hunting, that is how the animal gets injured, and you shouldn't hunt with a bow til you know how to do it. I lost my 1st archery buck, a nice 10 pt.

Answer 8

I only know compound bows. So if you not with a compound bow it is different. Two important things are hand position (the way you hold the bow in the front) and your anchor point at the rear. Have three points of anchoring at the rear. Touch the kisser button to the corner of your mouth, touch bow string with a part of your nose (the same place each time). The other one is if you are shooting with a release you are supposed to put a finger or something on the same part of your jaw each time. I never do that. If you anchor in the same position each time your accuracy will be good. The hand on the front of the bow is a bit tricky. Basically hold the bow with an open grip and your thumb and top finger sticking forward. The bow just kind of rests there. The same force of hand and grip is necessary because you want consistency. Consistency equal accuracy. Other ways to increase accuracy is to balance the bow in the hand. Bows are usually back heavy (fall towards you). As a result when you shoot the bow will fall backwards because of the open hand shooting style. To counter this they have stabilizers to balance the bow (they are weights that s***w in behind the wrist sling). Buy one that balances out your bow. When you hold the bow in your open grip front shooting hand the bow will be balanced. A release is also good for accuracy. Some good websites to learn stuff are the forums below.

Also tree stand shooting and shooting down wards. When shooting downwards you have to tilt your body forward at an angle parallel to the bow. Basically you are trying to shoot the bow the same way as you do shooting it straight but to do this you have to tilt your body because you are shooting down wards. And shooting from tree stands you have to tilt and measure the disatnce as straight across not diagonal. Lets say deer is 50 yards away from you in you stand and say that is 30 yards going straight out. You would use your 30 yard pin to aim with. Don't forget to tilt. I have also included the bowhunter ed course below. Select your state in the box on the right of the website and take the course on line.

Answer 9

Jess give some great advice.  But I feel these are advise more appropriate for intermediate archers.  At the beginning your main focus should be in the anchor, that is if you're shooting recurves.  With compounds the anchor is not that important, as you have a peep sight.  With recurves, a solid anchor is crucial or no matter how much you aim you won't hit the target.

For target archery, the best anchor to use is with the bone of the index finger pressed firmly against the bottom of the jaw, right up against the jaw bone.  This bone on bone contact is immovable.  Then you bring the string and pull it tight into your chin.  With beginners usually this start with the middle of the chin.  Touch the tip of your nose to the string.  This will lock your head in position.  This anchor is solid from three different axles of your neck, up and down movement is eliminated by the finger and jaw bone, side to side movement is eliminated by string on the chin and yaw is locked in place by string on the nose.

Aiming is rather simple, you actually don't want to spend too much time aiming.  Spend too much time aiming and your form will fall apart.  The aim actually start before the bow is raised.  Just look at the target and lock your head there.  Then with your focus on the target, bring the sight between your eyes and the target.   Let it hover over the target, and execute the shot.

Now, if you are hitting your arm with the string, then look at Jess' pointer number 4, and rotate that elbow out before you shoot.